This Week in Disney History: February 18-24, 2019

There’s always a great, big, beautiful tomorrow at The Walt Disney Company, because every day is tied to a milestone in the heritage and rich history of a company that has been entertaining millions of people every year. Published every week, this interesting series features highlights from all the divisions of The Walt Disney Company. Let's see what happened this week:

This week:
Eighty years ago at the 11th annual Academy Awards ceremony, top box-office star Shirley Temple presented Walt Disney with an honorary Academy Award for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937), a truly special “special” award consisting of one full-size Oscar along with seven “dwarf” statuettes.

Feb. 18
1933 – Mickey’s Pal Pluto(Mickey Mouse cartoon) debuts
1939 – Mickey’s Surprise Party(cartoon commercial) is delivered to the National Biscuit Co. for showing at the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair
1953 – The Alaskan Eskimo(People and Places featurette) debuts
1960 – The Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony, produced by Walt Disney, is held in Squaw Valley, California
1995 – The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(two-hour television movie remake) airs on ABC
2000 – The 45 Years of Magic Parade and “Believe… There’s Magic in the Stars” fireworks show debut at Disneyland Park
2011 – I Am Number Four (film) debuts